NFL Week 9 Winners and Losers

Losers: Buccaneers

That looks redundant. Boo for the Bucs blowing a 21-0 lead. Boo for the Bucs failing to find the end zone in the entire second half. Boo for the Bucs allowing the Seahawks to pull off a comeback when it looked like a spectacular upset was in the works. And boo for the Bucs falling to to 0-8 for the first time since 1985. (Getty Photo/Otto Greule Jr)

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Some average Joes rose to greatness, while a few household names looked like they should go into hiding. See the best and the worst from Week 9: (AP/Getty Photos)

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Winner: Nick Fol...Back in Week 7, Eagles QB Nick Foles stunk up the joint in a miserable loss to Dallas. He spent the next two weeks recovering from a concussion while pundits called for his job and Philly fans called for his head. He’s a good backup, they said, not a starter. Well. After throwing for 406 yards and seven touchdowns (tied for the NFL record) on Sunday, Foles got his name in the record books and the Eagles flying high again the way they did in Week 1. He’ll probably still have to endure the Napoleon Dynamite jokes, but there’s no doubt he earned some respect this week. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

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Losers: Reigning...The Ravens crashed down to Earth again on Sunday, losing to the Browns for the first time since 2007. Baltimore also lost its third straight game, and failed to win in the week following a bye for the first time under John Harbaugh. Cue the sad trombone. (Getty Photo/Matt Sullivan)

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Winner: Case Kee...With their season on the line and their head coach hospitalized mid-game, the Houston Texans dug deep in a near-upset of their divisional rivals. Case Keenum played like a man on fire in the first half versus Indianapolis and, despite the tough loss, showed that he could be the answer for the Texans. (AP Photo/Patric Schneider)

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Winner: DC Comic...Superman got all the free marketing he needed this week via Cam Newton’s trademark touchdown celebrations. Newton threw for one and ran for another as Carolina rolled to its fourth straight victory in a rout of the Falcons. The Panthers’ defense did the rest, intercepting Matt Ryan three times and returning one for a touchdown. This team is starting to look awfully good. (Getty Photo/Rob Carr)

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Loser: Matt Ryan...Stranded on an island last week without top receivers Julio Jones and Roddy White, Matt Ryan threw four interceptions. He threw three more in a beating at the hands of the Panthers this week, one of them a pick six, as the team dropped to 2-6. Could Matty Ice’s confidence be melting? (Getty Photo/Streeter Lecka)

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Winners: The Bra...Reunited, and it feels so good. Tom Brady came out swinging against Pittsburgh on Sunday, throwing for a season-high 432 yards and four touchdowns en route to a 55-31 win. Rob Gronkowski pulled in 143 of those yards on a career-high nine receptions, and caught his first touchdown of the season. With these two firing on all cylinders, look out. (Getty Photo/Jim Rogash)

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Losers: The Siev...I know, it was against Tom Brady, who was engineered in a laboratory somewhere to win at everything in life. But 55 points? Ouch. OC Todd Haley has been a human punching bag this season as the Steelers’ offense has coughed and sputtered. And on Sunday, just as things were finally starting to click for Pittsburgh thanks to Ben Roethlisberger’s four passing TDs, the defense just gave up on life, surrendering the most points to an opponent in the franchise’s 80-year history. (Getty Photo/Jared Wickerham)

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Winner: Cowboy’s...After last week’s devastating loss to Detroit and Dez Bryant’s sideline meltdown, there were plenty of people (cough) predicting a collapse in Dallas. But fortune smiled on Tony Romo this week, as he led his team down the field in the fourth quarter and threw the winning touchdown with 35 seconds left on the clock. Faith in America’s team restored. (Getty Photo/Wesley Hitt)

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Losers: Buccanee...That looks redundant. Boo for the Bucs blowing a 21-0 lead. Boo for the Bucs failing to find the end zone in the entire second half. Boo for the Bucs allowing the Seahawks to pull off a comeback when it looked like a spectacular upset was in the works. And boo for the Bucs falling to to 0-8 for the first time since 1985. (Getty Photo/Otto Greule Jr)

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Winners: Chiefs’...The Chiefs’ offense remained pedestrian and defense remained extraordinary in a win over the Bills. Kansas City abused third-string QB Jeff Tuel, returning both a fumble and one of its two interceptions for touchdowns – the latter for 100 demoralizing yards. When your offense can’t find the end zone, it’s handy to have a defense that does twice. (Getty Photo/Rick Stewart)

Loser: Andy Dalt...The Red Rifle came into Miami on a three-game hot streak, capped by last week’s five-touchdown performance. In the Thursday night spotlight, Dalton had a chance to show his recent success was more than a fluke, and that he was indeed the elite quarterback so many detractors said he’d never be. Instead, he threw for three interceptions and zero touchdowns, was sacked for the game-winning safety, and set the stage for another snark-alanche of ginger jokes. (Getty Photo/Scott Halleran)

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Winner: New York...Jets GM John Idzik gets some credit for piecing together the patchwork offense that helped Rex Ryan topple his brother Rob and the Saints’ defense. Greg Salas, David Nelson, Josh Cribbs, Zach Sudfeld – none of them were on the roster to start the season, but all of them came through in the clutch. The regulars – Nick Folk with four field goals, Chris Ivory with 139 yards rushing and a touchdown – and a smothering defensive performance sealed the deal. (Getty Photo/Ron Antonelli)

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